I Searched

I searched high and low On the mountain peaks In the green meadow In every verdant and serene place Of my mind, I searched Hoping to find them I dipped in the streams Of my ever flowing emotions I spent time In the sheltered cavern of my soul I lay in the sun drenched valley Gazing up at the wispy clouds Of my thoughts Hoping… Hoping to find them I searched high and low In the chambers of my heart Going through each one The warm gushing life giving flow The rhythm of my dreams Pounding in my ears Breathing in the oxygen of love Seeing it mix The vital essence of my life Lapping at my feet Hoping …. Hoping to find them I searched high and low In my own little universe to find them They were not So I turned my eyes to the outer universe I lay down on the soft grass at night Looked up at the inverted tea light stars Spread on the rich black table cloth of the heavens On which powerful hands had spilt The white stream of the Milky Way My finite thoughts lead beyond Beyond…. The mysteries of here and now Traveling to find The essence of love Scrawled in the stars The meaning of YOU I searched and searched There were not to be found I came back There you were Standing before me Resplendid Divine Beautiful beyond description Then…..then I looked into your eyes My outer universe My inner universe combined There in the light of your eyes I found them I found them In the sparkling of a tear That held onto your lash As you drew me near Whispering into my hair That you love me I found them The words The illusive words that show What you mean to me…. But they fluttered away In an instant In the warmth of your embrace Before I had a chance to utter them And so I closed my lips over yours And I let my tongue speak Eileen Manassian Ghali